Maternal Mortality Rate Current Affairs, GK & News
Human Development Report, 2020
The United Nations Development Programme recently released the Human Development Report. According to the report India slipped to 131st rank among 189 countries in the Human Development Index. Human development index of India was 0.640. In 2019 India ranked at 129. This year’s index has incorporated new parameters namely CO2 emission and Material foot print ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Human Development Index • Human Development Report • Literacy • Maternal Mortality Rate • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Jaya Jaitly Task Force Constituted
The Government of India has constituted Jaya Jaitly Task Force that will work on the issues of women and child development. About the task force The task force was constituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The team will work on the following Lowering Maternal Mortality Rate. Improve Nutritional Levels. Examine issues that ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Child Sex Ratio • Infant Mortality Rate • Maternal Mortality Rate • Nutrition • sex ratio • total fertility rate • Women and Child Development • Women Empowerment
Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan launched
SUMAN scheme – Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan scheme was launched by the Union Minister Dr Harsha Vardhan at the conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare. The scheme provides free medicines for pregnant women. It focuses to bring down the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in the country. Key features ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: IMR • Infant Mortality Rate • Maternal Mortality Rate • MMR • Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan • surakshit matritva aashwasan
Key Cabinet decisions on NHM
On October 9, 2019, the cabinet appraised decisions under Empowered Program Committee (EPC), Mission Steering Group (MSG) and National Health Mission. The press release statements of the cabinet are as follows Key achievements MMR (Maternal Mortality Rate), U5MR (Under 5 Mortality Rate) and IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) has declined since the launch of NHM. India ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: IMR • Infant Mortality Rate • Maternal Mortality Rate • MMR • National Health Mission • NHM • U5MR • Under 5 Mortality rate